Malthouse Theatre is preparing to turn over a new leaf with its 2015 season, An Open Book, which will kick off next February. It has already been called the company’s most ambitious program yet, and features a raft of new works and some of the nation’s most celebrated artists.

In a novel move, the company has replaced the customary linear artistic program with thematic chapters. The result of this unorthodox curation is a trilogy of acts within which each production, panel discussion and event is categorised.

“We’ve noticed that our artists have some specific concerns to express. There are pressing interests in the zeitgeist, subjects that need to be articulated and creatively aired,” said Marion Potts, Artistic Director. “So we have designed a new structure for artists to explore these over-arching concerns together.”

The prologue to the 2015 season is Blak Cabaret, a celebration that encompasses a throng of art forms as performed by Australia’s best indigenous artists. This revue was a huge success at the 2014 Melbourne Indigenous Arts festival, and will return with Kamahi Djordan King as MC (in the guise of female alter-ego Constantina Bush).

Chapter 1 – Body // Language

The first chapter unfolds with the world premiere...